| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-11页 |
| Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| ·Definition of Washback | 第15-16页 |
| ·Working Mechanisms of Washback | 第16-18页 |
| ·Classification of Washback | 第18-19页 |
| ·Positive and Negative Washback | 第18-19页 |
| ·Overt and Covert Washback | 第19页 |
| ·Studies on Washback | 第19-24页 |
| ·The Empirical Studies on Washback Abroad | 第20-21页 |
| ·A Brief Overview Studies on Washback Home | 第21-24页 |
| ·CET-4 and Its Listening Test | 第24-29页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to CET-4 | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Content and Format of Current CET-4 Listening Test | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Present Study | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第29-35页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第29页 |
| ·Research Methods and Procedures | 第29-33页 |
| ·Questionnaire Survey | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Subjects | 第30页 |
| ·The Design of Questionnaire | 第30-32页 |
| ·Procedures | 第32页 |
| ·Classroom Observations | 第32-33页 |
| ·Aims | 第32页 |
| ·Procedures | 第32-33页 |
| ·Interviews | 第33页 |
| ·Aims | 第33页 |
| ·Procedures | 第33页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Data Analysis | 第35-47页 |
| ·Results from Questionnaire Survey | 第35-43页 |
| ·Students’General Perception of Current CET-4 Listening Test | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Overall Washback of CET-4 Listening Test | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Objectives of Listening Learning for Students | 第37页 |
| ·The Preparation for CET-4 Listening Test | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Main Listening Materials Employed By the Student | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Most Commonly Used Listening Learning Methods for Students Out of Cla | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Listening Activities Used in Classroom | 第40页 |
| ·Students’Attitudes Towards the Current CET-4 Listening Test and Listening Teaching | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Responses to Open-questions | 第41-43页 |
| ·Results from Classroom Observations | 第43-44页 |
| ·Results from Interviews | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and Suggestions | 第47-53页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第47-49页 |
| ·Suggestions to Promote Positive Washback of CET-4 Listening Test | 第49-53页 |
| ·Ensure Students Know and Understand the Test | 第49页 |
| ·Cultivate Students’Autonomy Learning and Self-assessment Ability | 第49-50页 |
| ·Provide Detailed and Timely Score Reports | 第50-51页 |
| ·Make Reform of CET-4 Listening Test Itself | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter 6 Summary | 第53-56页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications for English Listening Learning | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations | 第54-55页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-62页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
